Bio
Jarod Gallenstein is a Cincinnati, Ohio based trumpet performer and educator.
As an orchestral performer Jarod has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic Orchestra, Mason Symphony Orchestra, Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, and performed as one of the Cincinnati Symphony May Festival herald trumpets. He has also performed a number of times with the New Liberty Dance Orchestra, a group specializing in 1900s - 1930s traditional jazz music. Jarod has also performed in numerous musical theater productions including, Oliver!, Jekyll and Hyde, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Scrooge, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Annie, Meet Me in St. Louis, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Internationally, Jarod has performed in Orvieto, Italy while attending the Orvieto Musica Trumpet Fest in the summer of 2018. Jarod also spent 3 years playing with the Columbus, Ohio based Dublin Silver Band in which he was one of the solo cornets, as well as filling various other chairs as necessary. In 2023 he competed with the group at the North American Brass Band Association Competition, at which the group achieved third place in their section. He has also performed at the Great American Brass Band Festival with the group. In 2024 he formed the chamber ensemble, Freeway Brass, with other local Cincinnati musicians.
In 2024, Jarod began playing with the Springboro Wind Symphony. He has performed as a soloist with the ensemble and traveled with them to play at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
As an educator, his teaching career began by working with numerous schools’ music programs. Serving one year as Greenville High School’s assistant band director, Jarod’s passion for pushing young musicians to be their best and have fun with the process is a driving force in his goals as a musician. His students have earned positions in honor bands, esteemed collegiate ensembles, and internationally renowned music schools. Jarod is currently teaching out of his home studio in northern Cincinnati.
Jarod received his Bachelor’s of Music Performance from Wright State University in 2019 and his Master’s of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2024. Jarod’s primary teachers are Doug Lindsay, Dr. Michael Mergen, Ashley Hall-Tighe, Phil Collins, Dr. Daniel Zehringer, and Andrew Baker.
